Organized for the first time, the event “Flag Day 2022” marked the start of the new season for Politehnica Timisoara. It was a beautiful evening with our supporters, special artists and legends of the white-violet football, in a special setting – St. George Square, in the heart of Timisoara. At the end, those present had the opportunity to get to know better the boys “in boots” in whom we put our hopes in the 2022-23 edition of League 2 and who form the new Politehnica squad.

The event started with a brief history of St. George’s Square in a presentation by Dan Codre (Timisoara City Tours). We then had two guests from the history of Polist football – Emeric Dembroschi and Ionel Bungău – both brought to life moments from the glory days of the “students”.

The atmosphere was maintained throughout the event by DJ K-lu and Dani Tobe, the latter “launched” from among the Viola supporters. Both had in their repertoire songs with a Timisoara sports theme. Another special moment was the mini-recital of the artist Theodor Rădulescu, a blind pianist who delighted us with an original version of the anthem “Zi cu soare”.

At the same time, our partners from MENSAVE, through the paramedic Cristian Ghiță, were able to offer useful first-aid lessons to the people of Timisoara. And the APOTIC association was also present with a stand dedicated to the Infopoint Sportiv project. The concept of “Volunteers viola de cartier” was also presented, through which we want to get closer to supporters from all areas of Timisoara.

Throughout the event, the youngest fans had the opportunity to make their own white-violet flag, to compete in a competition with prizes, to colour the ideal Politehnica jersey, or to participate in various sports games in the dedicated space in the square. Later, our team players also interacted with fans of all ages.

The evening ended, of course, with the presentation of Politehnica Timisoara’s squad for the new edition of League 2, made from the microphone by the incomparable Florin Mihoc. Head coach Bogdan Andone sent a message to the supporters about the new boys: “They need support, they need confidence, they need to grow and form a team for the future, this is the beginning and I ask you with all my heart to be with us. We look forward to seeing you on the pitch and I promise you that we will die with our opponents on the pitch!”. Of course, there was no shortage of established South Lawn chants either. The only one absent from the squad was Dan Pureca, for medical reasons.

“It’s important that this has been achieved, it’s important for the club and for the team and for the players, for the people of Timisoara, because we know very well – the image is important and a difficult season is coming up, in which the supporters, the club management and the team should be a united whole. There will be difficult times and better times, the important thing is to move forward, so that we can achieve our objective… There are also a lot of new players, a new coach, so it’s very important to be able to feel at home on the pitch, in the group, because there are a lot of foreign players. The important thing is to win the first leg, that’s the most important thing, because if there are results, for sure things will be much easier. I really insisted when I came here, because I remember the time five years ago, when this thing was done at D’arc, there were a lot of people, extraordinary enthusiasm, which was transmitted to the team and the players. That’s why I insisted on doing this. I’m sorry that Mr. Drăgan and Mr. Ghiță Iova couldn’t be with us, because it would have been very good for us, for the club and for the players, to feel them close to us and to the team, but I hope that next time and the next presentation we will do it at Cramele Recaș”,

Bogdan Andone, head coach of Politehnica Timisoara

Staff: Bogdan Andone (head coach), Antonio Foale (assistant coach), Alessandro Ramella (goalkeeping coach), Simone Fornari (physical trainer), Adrian Rus (physiokinetic therapist), Marius Inciulescu (physiotherapist), Bogdan Comănișteanu (storekeeper), Ciprian Freanț (delegate), Ioan Mera (sports director).

Photo (main): Emanuel Titus Ilieși